The Wired blog network reported that lag issues in the address book were fixed, text messaging was snappier and that back-up had sped up.

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In addition, satellite TV providers like DirecTV and Dish Network continue to lag the cable TV companies in their ability to offset program cost increases by selling their customers increasingly faster broadband services, per The Wall Street Journal.

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Due to limited bandwidth, users are increasingly frustrated by the effects of network congestion: streaming movies freeze, gaming sessions lag, and online surfing slows.

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However, with the LTE lag already affecting subscriber growth, the markets seems not too pleased with the lower network spending forecast.

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